Coupon bonds for the improvement of Harbor lands, 1870-1875.

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Coupon bonds for the improvement of Harbor lands, 1870-1875.

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Pursuant to St 1869, c 446, the state treasurer was authorized to issue scrip in the form of registered bonds or certificates of debt with interest coupons attached, to raise funds to purchase lands for the improvement of the flats in Boston Harbor. Coupon certificates, issued in 1870 and valued at $1,000, were due in 1875 with interest paid at five percent per annum.

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